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05/12/2017

The latest edition of the British Fashion Awards with 14 awards for this year

4000 guests for the latest edition of the British Fashion Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The British Fashion Council, in partnership with Swarovski awarded 14 prizes to fashion personalities who’ve shone throughout this year, including 5 special recognitions and a homage to the couturier Azzedine Alaia who died in November. With extracts of speeches from Adwoa Aboah, Christopher Bailey, Stella McCartney, Donatella Versace:Adwoa Aboah: Three years ago my life was entirely different and I’m so happy to be part of an industry that is now at the forefront of making a change. Christopher Bailey: It has been the great privilege of my professional life to have been able to be a little part of what I think is a magnificent history, a 160 year history.Stella McCartney: I wanted to thank the British Fashion Council for honouring me as the first recipient of the Innovation in Fashion Award. Donatella Versace: I’m so, so grateful to the British Fashion Council for giving this award which I deserve of course. List of winners : Accessories Designer of the Year: Jonathan Anderson for LoeweBusiness Leader: Marco Bizzarri for GucciSwarovski Award for Positive Change: Maria Grazia ChiuriModel of the Year: Adwoa AboahUrban Luxe: Off-WhiteIsabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator: Pat McGrath MBE British Emerging Talent Menswear: Charles Jeffrey for Charles Jeffrey LOVERBOYBritish Emerging Talent Womenswear: Michael Halpern for HalpernOutstanding Contribution to British Fashion: Christopher Bailey MBESpecial Recognition Award for Innovation: Stella McCartney OBE British Designer of the Year Menswear: Craig Green for CRAIG GREENBritish Designer of the Year Womenswear: Jonathan Anderson for JW Anderson Fashion Icon: Donatella Versace for VersaceDesigner of the Year: Raf Simons for Calvin KleinMusic from the evening ( performance Rita Ora - under cover of the right to information) + music royalty free : Bandit & Nikit 2017

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